From the Nebraska Examiner: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/usda-awards-nebraska-group-200m-to-boost-clean-energy-efforts/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9d-S3jAymR3SJNC0P4aBvLgVq_FjaE5Lu34g8wxOGWrrVeQk1KqLv2pzMvQo5l5PjQQ4as A Nebraska rural electric cooperative has been awarded a $200 million federal grant to boost clean and affordable energy efforts in the state. The funding to Nebraska Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative was part of the latest round of investments by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Empowering Rural America Program,Continue reading “USDA Awards Nebraska Group $200M to Boost Clean Energy Efforts”
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Texas Coal Power Plant Awarded $1.4B to Become Solar, Battery Facility
From Chron: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/power-texas-coal-solar-battery-20005666.php While coal and natural gas remain king in Texas, both solar and battery power are making headways. The latest proof is that, thanks to a $1.4 billion investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a coal-fired power plant in South Texas will transition into a solar and battery facility. The USDA announced Dec. 19 thatContinue reading “Texas Coal Power Plant Awarded $1.4B to Become Solar, Battery Facility”
OCED Announces up to $1.8 Billion in New Funding for Transformational Direct Air Capture Technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) today opened applications for up to $1.8 billion in funding for the design, construction, and operation of mid- and large-scale commercial direct air capture (DAC) facilities and infrastructure access platforms. From the US Department of Energy, Office of Clean Energy Demonstrtions The U.S.Continue reading “OCED Announces up to $1.8 Billion in New Funding for Transformational Direct Air Capture Technologies”
US Department of Energy Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment
Department-Wide Strategy Will Tap America’s Vast Potential of Offshore Wind Energy to Power Millions of Homes and Businesses, Support Thousands of Jobs, and Ensure the Nation’s Clean Energy Future. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the release of its Offshore Wind Energy Strategy, a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive summary of the Department’s efforts to meet President Biden’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW)Continue reading “US Department of Energy Releases Strategy to Accelerate and Expand Domestic Offshore Wind Deployment”
APA Urges US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo to Resolve Uncertainty Surrounding Solar Tariffs, End Inquiry
“We are deeply concerned by a self-interested request for country-wide circumvention inquiries brought by Auxin Solar, which covers crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) products imported from Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. If enacted, new tariffs will stymie the essential and broadly beneficial energy transition while imposing extraordinarily detrimental impacts on American power consumers, renewable energy projectContinue reading “APA Urges US Secretary of Commerce Raimondo to Resolve Uncertainty Surrounding Solar Tariffs, End Inquiry”
APA on Biden Administration Solar Tariffs: “It’s time to end this investigation and let America’s energy producers get to work.”
Jeff Clark, President of the Advanced Power Alliance, released the following statement on the Biden Administration’s decision to initiate a new circumvention case that could lead to new tariffs on solar panels and photovoltaic cells assembled by trading partners in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam: “The heartbreaking events in Ukraine over the last month have showcased aContinue reading “APA on Biden Administration Solar Tariffs: “It’s time to end this investigation and let America’s energy producers get to work.””
Solar Foundation – Solar Jobs Down 3 Percent Nationwide in 2018, But Some Key States See Job Growth
Uncertainty over tariffs, state policy impacts contribute to jobs reduction nationwide. The U.S. solar industry employs 242,343 workers as of 2018, a decline of nearly 8,000 jobs (3.2 percent) compared to 2017, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2018 released today by The Solar Foundation. This marks the second year in a row that solar jobsContinue reading “Solar Foundation – Solar Jobs Down 3 Percent Nationwide in 2018, But Some Key States See Job Growth”
Representative Frank Lucas receives “US Wind Champion Award”
Monday, March 12, 2018 Contact: Evan Vaughan evaughan@awea.org, 202-431-4640 United States Representative Frank Lucas has been named a U.S. Wind Champion for the 115th Congress by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at an event hosted by NextEra Energy, a major energy generation and development company. AWEA is presenting U.S. Wind Champion Awards to selectContinue reading “Representative Frank Lucas receives “US Wind Champion Award””
USFWS Eagle Rule is Sound. Misleading Anti-Wind Detractors? Not So Much.
In public venues, in news media, and in social media, anti-wind zealots continue to deliberately spread misinformation about the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s (USFWS) recent rules on eagles and the Eagle Conservation and Management Program. Anti-wind alarmists claim that wind power companies have been given a “free pass” to harm bald eagle populations, up to 4,200Continue reading “USFWS Eagle Rule is Sound. Misleading Anti-Wind Detractors? Not So Much.”
Military Readiness and Wind Energy – Texas Can Have Both
The wind swept plains of America’s Wind Corridor are a perfect place to generate electricity using this infinite and powerful energy resource. With their wide open spaces, they are also an ideal place for military aviation facilities, including airfields. The military mission is critical to our nation’s defense and always takes precedence but, thanks to collaboration andContinue reading “Military Readiness and Wind Energy – Texas Can Have Both”